The Tardigrada of southern Africa, with the description of Minibiotus harrylewisi, a new species from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) Author Meyer, Harry A. Author Hinton, Juliana G. text African Invertebrates 2009 2009-12-31 50 2 255 255 http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5733/afin.050.0203 journal article 10.5733/afin.050.0203 2305-2562 Hypsibius convergens (Urbanowicz, 1925) Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA : KwaZulu-Natal : 36 specimens , HGP , in foliose lichens from Acacia trees ( SMLA accession numbers 9361, 9362, 9364). Milnesium tardigradum , Minibiotus intermedius , and Macrobiotus richtersi were present in the same samples. Distribution: H. convergens is a cosmopolitan species, previously found in Gauteng Province , South Africa (Table 1).